Ivan Allen Jr

"If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against all odds." That’s Jesse Jackson at one of his speeches in 1984, he went against all odds himself, overcame the risks and proved to America that color didn’t matter making him one of the most influential characters in American history.  Jacksons rough childhood, bravery, and human rights activism is what I think it took to get the courage to do something as big and selfless as Jackson brought himself to do.

“I am, was, and always be a catalyst for change” (Chisholm, 1970). Shirley Chisholm was a Visionary Leader and Ethical Leader by challenging the country to live up to ideals of equality and opportunity, while navigating the rough political landscape, contending with racial and gender discrimination. In this essay, I will review how Shirley Chisholm used her visionary leadership traits by becoming the first African American congresswoman to create diversity and how she used Idealized Influence to garner votes to run for U.S. presidency. Additionally, I will review how Chisholm displayed Ethical Leadership by challenging the seniority system in Congress and how she used her moral values to stand up for what she believed in. Finally, I will review how Shirley Chisholm’s visionary and ethical leadership behavior is personally relevant to me. First, let’s review how Chisholm used her visionary leadership traits.

He moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1950. There he continued his education at Geeter High School, serving as president of his senior class and graduating as salutatorian. He furthered his education at Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi. The college experience was short lived, for he was drafted in November 1955 to serve his country as a member of the United States Army. In 1957 he received an honorable discharge. Knowing that there is no discharge in God’s army, he attended

Allen grew up on a family farm. Allen saw his father becoming very prosperous and serve as a town selectman.

Nixon grew up to be a statuesque young man who found employment working as a Pullman porter toward the beginning of the 1920s. His mother died when he was just a boy. And later he lived in Montgomery as a teen. He was well known for interceding on behalf of those who asked

Alan Brinkley compares three political leader from the 1933 election. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Huey Long, and Father Coughlin in “Voices of Protest.” Discussing what these men did, why they were implementing the causes they did, and how the election turned out explains not only each man’s political stance, but also the political stance of the country as well. Comparing and contrasting political leaders grants United States citizens their right to choose who they want to represent themselves and their country. This holds true in 2016, just as it did in 1933, during the election that Franklin D. Roosevelt became president after overcoming his two main opponents, Huey Long and Father Coughlin.

He later served in the U.S. Navy for primarily two years and was driven by the willingness of freedom, but went back to California to marry his wife and start a family upstate (History.com Staff,

The Union General Ulysses S. Grant was born on April 27, 1882. Ulysses became the youngest president. He was a leader throughout the civil war. When he was 17, he enrolled in a Military Academy. As a child Grant was very shy and secluded. While he was in the Military Academy he didn’t accel like the other students. Grant got the average grades, and was always tardy. The academy said he had no charms to him. He graduated from the academy 21st out of 39. Afterwards he decided he was going to resign from the military after serving for four years.

Just who is Joel Rakhamimov? A 12-year old boy with a passion for sliced bread, a fun and excellent boy who has dreams of becoming a Physician because as he states “I want to learn how the world works.” Joel was born on December 9, 2002; he is the middle child, his favorite and all time memory was going to Russia. He remembers quite a lot, he said the best thing in Russia was the beautiful scenery, the people there are very friendly and the food he states is really amazing. While interviewing Joel, I noticed he had a great deal charisma. He is easily able to talk to others and has a great sense of humor. He would joke a lot during the interview I would give a question like, where were you born? He would answer with "oh you see I was born somewhere

Before getting into the background of what makes New York City the “Supreme” city it is considered today, it is imperative for all to understand the hardships faced by those who attempted to make a difference. Individuals ventured through the sacred gates with only promise of wealth and happiness to feed the ambition in their souls. Soon thereafter, Tammany was formed, to provide protection and bind the people of each borough. Being part of Tammany created a unified and compact community, which was what strengthened each neighborhood. Jimmy Walker, the Mayor of New York City between 1926 and 1932, grew up in a Tammany neighborhood. Understanding the struggles encountered by people in his community, caused

In Addition to leading GE to success, Young also created the Radio Corporation of America, and in 1930 he built the Van Hornesville, New York, Central School. In 1939 he retired to his family farm, having more than 20 colleges

Researching about people’s lives and the environment has significantly been advocated for sociologist. According to Alexander Bridger, the emphasis on studying people and the environment has been very limited (2014, 79). Therefore, Bridger believes that there should be a strategic way to study people’s lives and the environment through mobility (2014, 79). For example, the situationists, a group of radical artist and activist, practice mobility to fight against urbanism (Bridger, 2014, 80). In addition, they use two tactics to execute their actions: “detournement” and “dérive” (Bridger, 2014, 80). As a result, learning from the situationists has helped develop mobility research through psychogeography.

John Forbes Nash Jr. was born on June 13, 1928 at Bluefield, West Virginia, USA. He is the eldest son of an electrical engineer, John Forbes Nash, and a schoolteacher, Margaret Virginia. He has a younger sibling named Martha Nash who was two years younger than him and was born on November 16, 1930. As a young boy, Nash was solitary, bookish and introverted. His mother had big dreams for him so he pushed him to read at 4, learn Latin and skip a grade at school.

invited back to help turn the city around spiritually. He never held a political office in

On July 18, 2017, I attended the City of Gulfport’s City Council Meeting. The council is made up of elected members of the community whose focus is the city’s goals, major projects and infrastructure improvements. The council makes decisions that range from community growth to land use to finances and strategic planning. Competencies demonstrated during the meeting were Competencies 3 and 5. Competency number 3 focuses on Advanced Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice. The meeting demonstrated knowledge of the ideas and concepts related to the notions of social justice, advocacy, leadership, social change, social support, social networks, and social capital consistent with a MSLC perspective. This competency was demonstrated by addressing community concerns by incorporating ideas of citizens and community leaders. Community leaders such as council members and the mayor provided support and clarification of city policies. The citizens advocated for changes in their community by bringing their issues to the city council for resolutions. Competency 5 focuses on Engaging in Policy Practice. This was demonstrated by advanced skills in social work practice including the ability to link theory, policy-practice, and research/ evaluation, and to employ leadership skills to demonstrate and promote such a linkage. This competency was demonstrated by city council members and the citizens of Gulfport, MS. They worked together to ensure